Thread: Whats the best shaving brush

Originally Posted by Gasman

Ive spent as much as 200 and as little as 3. In the end i have about 6 that i enjoy the most and most of my favorites cost less than 30 bucks.

Yes, no need to spend large amounts on brushes, unless you want to, in order to find one you like. I'm in the same boat having brushes ranging from $10 to $200 and there are favourites in almost all the price points in between.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

If we are talking the Plisson synthetic brush, it is a brush I did not really like at first. It grew on me and now I don't mind it a bit. Great lather making brush That feels like you are lathering with a cloud. Pretty sure people with sensitive might like it for that reason.

Bob

Exactly what I meant

I had no idea. As I've said, I bought 2 El Cheapo badger brushes from Amazon (one for my wife, one for me). Wife doesn't use hers, apparently she uses her hair conditioner for shave cream. So, even though mine is worn out, I have a spare. (Read: no excuse to buy a new one.)

Originally Posted by slim6596

I had no idea. As I've said, I bought 2 El Cheapo badger brushes from Amazon (one for my wife, one for me). Wife doesn't use hers, apparently she uses her hair conditioner for shave cream. So, even though mine is worn out, I have a spare. (Read: no excuse to buy a new one.)

Recently bought a Razor Rock butterscotch beehive synthetic from Italian Barber around $20. Great big brush, soft with backbone. They have lots of sizes and knots at reasonable prices.

The reason to buy another is you dont yet have as many as Bob or Mike or Me.

So, it's a competition?


Game on

I go along with solitarysoldier my Omega boar is my go to brush. It has what I like, soft but with a backbone and makes up a good lather.

the best is the one I use everytime i shave, which could be one of any 12

Not really being "a brush guy," I only have a handful I rotate around, none of which cost more than about 50 bucks. By far my favorite is Maggard's SHD 24mm 2-band badger knot that I set into an african blackwood handle turned by a local woodworker friend.

There are some beautiful brushes out there that I would like to own, but if I've got the coin, I prefer to spend it on blades, strops, hones and new soaps. (This could change-my obsessions can be hard to predict).

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

By far my favorite is Maggard's SHD 24mm 2-band badger knot that I set into an african blackwood handle turned by a local woodworker friend.

Yes, I used one of those knots to reknot a handle I had. They are very good knots and reasonably priced all things considered.

Bob